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Sterculia africana

(Sterculia africana)

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Description

Sterculia africana is a deciduous tree, belonging to the genus Sterculia and the family Malvaceae (previously the Sterculiaceae, now relegated to a sub-family). The species is sometimes called the "mopopaja tree". It is distributed throughout Northeast Africa to Arabia.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Sterculia
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